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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1988
THE
INCREASED
AND
"THESE INCLUDE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MASS MEDIA FIRE PREVENTION
AND
THE VIGILANCE OF INSPECTING THE COMMON AREAS AND OPERATIONAL CREWS RESPONSIBLE FOR
CAMPAIGNS,
甲申
MEANS OF ESCAPE IN BUILDINGS, HE SAID.
BETWEEN JANUARY 1985 AND FEBRUARY FIRE INCIDENTS IN CHUNGKING MANSIONS, HE SAID.
THIS
THERE YEAR,
WERE
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10:
THE CAUSES OF THESE FIRES WERE: ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUITS,
COOKING STOVES, 2; UNKNOWN SMOKING MATERIALS, 2; NAKED FLAMES FROM CAUSES, 15.
UNKNOWN CAUSE, THE MR BARNES SAID THAT AMONG THE 15 FIRES OF
FIRES, INCLUDING THE ONE ON FEBRUARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THREE
21, APPEARED SUSPICIOUS AND WERE REFERRED TO THE POLICE FOR INVESTIGATION.
ON FEBRUARY
21,
THE
TWO DAYS AFTER THE FIRE
FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE FIRE SERVICES INSTALLATIONS,
AREAS AND THE THE COMMON
MEANS OF ESCAPE IN THE BUILDINGS CHUNGKING MANSIONS.
"ACTION IS
BEING TAKEN
OF
TO PROSECUTE EIGHT OFFENDERS FOR CAUSING OBSTRUCTION TO THE MEANS OF ESCAPE, HE SAID.
"
AS
THE
SERVPO UPON 72 "FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES HAVE ALSO BEEN
MANSIONS FOR MINOR OFFENCES SUCH CHUNOK ING OFFENDERS IN WEDGING OPEN, OR THE REMOVAL, OF SMOKE LOBBY DOORS.'
FOLLOW
IDENTIFY
UP
ON
ANY
A SECOND INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON MARCH 3 TO THE IRREGULARITIES FOUND IN THE FIRST INSPECTION AND TO CHANGE OF USE IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF THE BUILDINGS.
WITH
THE
IN CORRECTING
THE
"THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS GENERALLY SATISFIED
WHICH THE OFFENDERS HAVE MADR IRREGULARITIES, MR BARNES SAID.
PROGRESS
..
USED FOR
OTHER PURPOSES, THE AND 17
"AS REGARDS RESIDENTIAL UNITS FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED 16 UNREGISTERED FACTORIES UNLICENSED FOOD PREMISES.
AND TO ACTION.
THE
URBAN
SERVICES
"DETAILS OF THESE HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE
DEPARTMENT RESPECTIVELY
LABOUR
DEPARTMENT
FOR
NECESSARY
"
'FURTHER
INDIVIDUAL
ABATEMENT NOTICES. INSPECTED ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS.
INSPECTIONS WILL
BE CONDUCTED ON THE THEREAFTER,
BUILDINGS
THE
EXPIRY WILL
OF
BE
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